Puppet?

at the same time.

Dongfang Yueming felt as if his soul was being gripped tightly by an invisible, icy hand!

A terrifying force, powerful enough to instantly rip out the soul of any cultivator below the Soul Formation, turning them into a walking corpse, surged wildly into his Sea of Consciousness!

"Waaaaah--!"

Beside them, the snow-white little beast watched this scene, its big, dark eyes filled with endless... anxiety!

Hehehehehe...

The man in black robes looked at the blue-clad figure, who was already completely imprisoned by him, and let out a chilling... eerie laugh!

"The Heaven-Grade Divine Ability is mine!"

However, just when he thought he had victory in his grasp!

A sudden and unexpected change has occurred!

[Divine Ability - My Dao Is the Only One!]

"Boom--!!!!"

An indescribable, supreme will, filled with "I am the only one who matters" and "unparalleled dominance," erupted from Dongfang Yueming's Sea of Consciousness!

Then, a towering [Martial Dao True Body] slowly emerged behind him!

The real body simply threw out a single punch!

"Snap--!"

That invincible "Divine Soul Deprivation" technique was like encountering its nemesis, and was instantly shattered!

Immediately afterwards!

A terrifying shockwave, powerful enough to completely overturn this world, erupted from the center of Dongfang Yueming!

"Boom--!!!!"

In the sky, the once arrogant black thread was instantly torn to shreds!

The arrogant man in black robes was struck dumb, letting out a muffled groan as he was sent flying backward!

"What?!"

The Demon Sect Master was completely stunned the moment he saw this scene!

[He... he actually broke it?!]

After regaining his footing, the man in black robes stared in disbelief at the unharmed young man before him, his eyes filled with utter... horror!

[Another... another one?!]

[and...]

[... So, Heaven Grade?!]

No! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!

How could an ant who hasn't even reached the Soul Formation possibly possess two Heaven-Grade Divine Ability at the same time?!

Moreover, these two Divine Ability, one related to 'wind' and the other to 'martial arts,' are completely unrelated!

What kind of Nascent Soul has he condensed?!

Sudden!

A thought, which he himself found utterly absurd and earth-shattering, uncontrollably sprang from the depths of his heart!

[Could it be...?]

Could it be that he's walking the Forbidden Path, the one that only exists in the oldest legends...?!

Multiple Dao Paths?!

The thought of this instantly stirred up a tidal wave of emotions within him!

He knew that throughout history, countless renowned and peerless geniuses had tried to embark on that path!

But without exception, they all perished halfway through!

No one made it to the end!

[This child...]

[He is absolutely involved in a huge... secret!]

In an instant, besides endless fear, a trace of uncontrollable... greed rose in his eyes!

And at this moment, below.

The Demon Sect Master and the snow-white little beast both breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the black-robed man being blasted back with a single blow.

However, at that very moment!

The terrifying shockwave emanating from [My Dao Is the Only One] finally swept over the black-robed man!

"Sizzle--!"

A soft sound.

The black robe that had been shrouded in mystery was instantly torn to shreds by the impact of the shockwave!

It was revealed, beneath which lay what should have been a body of flesh and blood...

However, the moment everyone present saw that "body" clearly!

Everyone was horrified!

Because, that wasn't a living human body at all!

Instead, it was a cold puppet crafted from an unknown black divine metal!

The puppet was engraved with countless complex runes, filled with an aura of "death" and "eerie"!

On its chest, there was an eerie crystal that emitted a ghostly green flame...

"A puppet... a puppet?!"

"He... he was just a puppet?!"

The entire audience was utterly stunned!

Even Dongfang Yueming's pupils constricted sharply the moment he saw this scene!

[A mere puppet, yet it possesses the cultivation level of Soul Formation Perfection?!]

[And behind the scenes, the person controlling this puppet...]

[... And how terrifying must it be?!]

[Void Refinement?!]